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. >> now everybody who was present there today donned the colors of the sandy hook school. they held up signs where they said they were no longer going to be silent, that the church bells and bells ringing in general means that they're going to make noise. so what's going to follow now is that every day this week they have call to action on every day whether it be reaching out to your legislator, sending out e-mails, tweeting. they have something happening every single day this week because they say that they want to see federal legislation and something to protect their children. they don't want to have to see something like this happen again. richelle. >> christina, thank you. people across the country remember last year' tragedy yesterday's school shooting in colorado played out an all too familiar scene. 18-year-old carl pearson walked into arapahoe high school with a shotgun looking for a teacher. he did not find him, but he shot and critically wounded another student before turning the gun on himself. paul beman has been on the scene since that story broke. >> arapaho
. >> now everybody who was present there today donned the colors of the sandy hook school. they held up signs where they said they were no longer going to be silent, that the church bells and bells ringing in general means that they're going to make noise. so what's going to follow now is that every day this week they have call to action on every day whether it be reaching out to your legislator, sending out e-mails, tweeting. they have something happening every single day this week...
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they donned the colors of the sandy hook victim. they say we are newtown. they also handed out bells and range bells so they can signify that they're honoring those victims. but they also don't want to remain silent. this group was created exactly a year ago a day after the sandy hook massacre, and these moms say they no longer want to remain silent. they said over the years massacres like these, shootings like these on school grounds that have been taking place have occurred over and over, and they felt surely someone would take care of this, someone would do something. who is they who is going to take care of this? so these moms united. they brought their children. they talked about how important it is to rally and get everybody's involvement. they said that they are no longer going to sit back and just wait to see what happens. they also said that they're seeking changes in the gun laws across the nation. they're reaching out to their legislators. they said they're no longer going to remain silent. there are many things that they want to change about the
they donned the colors of the sandy hook victim. they say we are newtown. they also handed out bells and range bells so they can signify that they're honoring those victims. but they also don't want to remain silent. this group was created exactly a year ago a day after the sandy hook massacre, and these moms say they no longer want to remain silent. they said over the years massacres like these, shootings like these on school grounds that have been taking place have occurred over and over, and...
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. >> i talked to don manley the difference between the first series and this one and how they can change going into game three. >> i was going to give those guys credit. we are down to the final four, and you are looking at two good teams sand pretty good pitching. there was a lot of big outs that both teams got tonight. our pitching was really good and theirs was good. we had a couple of opportunity to get a run in and we didn't do it. and you know, the rest of the series is like this game, it should be a good one. >> now the dodgers offense has been affected by injuries. and ramirez took a ball to the in game one and did not play in game two. and he will be available in game three. you add the production or lack there of, he is 0-for-10 with six strike outs. if the dodgers are going to beat the cardinals they need the heart of the line up to produce and they have not done it so far. >> michael you were in both clubhouses after the game tonight. what was the contrasting move between the dodgers and cardinals. the cardinals were a confident team but they were not celebratory. they have b
. >> i talked to don manley the difference between the first series and this one and how they can change going into game three. >> i was going to give those guys credit. we are down to the final four, and you are looking at two good teams sand pretty good pitching. there was a lot of big outs that both teams got tonight. our pitching was really good and theirs was good. we had a couple of opportunity to get a run in and we didn't do it. and you know, the rest of the series is like...
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there is no aban don abandon ship here. that is life itself. >> joining us now is the law professor from michigan and also edward mcneil. and professor i want to begin with you. i think we under stood fro undea legal stand point that there would be negotiations when detroit wakes up tomorrow is there going to be something different or tangible that you can see. >> i don't think the residents will see a difference. the garbage will be collected and they'll have the same number of street lights. but yo what you will see that is different is this is a bit of a set back for the unions. i think judge rhodes decided that the michigan constitution does provide them the protection they were hoping for. that puts them in a position of negotiations where they no longer have the silver bullet that they were hoping for. and that may lead to a different dynamic for the discussions for the unions and bond holders and mr. orr. >> ed you are involved in the negotiations and there is a limitation as to what you can talk about. this is a blo
there is no aban don abandon ship here. that is life itself. >> joining us now is the law professor from michigan and also edward mcneil. and professor i want to begin with you. i think we under stood fro undea legal stand point that there would be negotiations when detroit wakes up tomorrow is there going to be something different or tangible that you can see. >> i don't think the residents will see a difference. the garbage will be collected and they'll have the same number of...
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now, that makes sense based on what we know so far according to don phillips. he covered transportation for decades for the washington post, and now rights for trains mac zone. >> that is sort of rare these days for someone in railroading to speed. so it is just someone that leads to the possibility that for some reason he was not paying attention. >> the safety board said there is nothing wrong with the tract. >> have they talked about technology, right, that may have prevented -- actually prevented the crash, can you tell us about that? >> it's called positive train control, it is a very sophisticating technology. it uses computers, and gps satellite sensors on the track. a central control system. could that have helped here? we asked ntsb board member about that. seven. >> which is a technical name for a system that prevents trains from occupying the same set of tracks. it does provide signals for the train to slow. question don't know if that would have made a difference, we will be looking at that. >> now, congress has man tated that positive train control
now, that makes sense based on what we know so far according to don phillips. he covered transportation for decades for the washington post, and now rights for trains mac zone. >> that is sort of rare these days for someone in railroading to speed. so it is just someone that leads to the possibility that for some reason he was not paying attention. >> the safety board said there is nothing wrong with the tract. >> have they talked about technology, right, that may have...
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steven don donzinger. chevron is accusing him of using bribery to secure the 19 boll 19 billion-dollar judgement. what happened in court today, kath? the man in question has been on the stand for an hour and a half. he has been grilled quite carefully by the chevron lawyers their strategy seems to be paint steven donzinger who was motivated by money of and basically what has been said here the 19 billion-dollar fee that was handed down by the judge he has the ability to make $2 million and even from $5 billion he stands to get $600,000 if he is successful. they've gone through line by line through his expenses and his in voices. i imagine he will be on the stand for another day or two as chefon or ron makechefchechevroe who is concerned about money. >> japan's troubled nuclear power plant began to remove fuel rods from fukushima. three decade and $50 billion to be exact. that is what the electric company is saying and the workers don't have any problems during the decommissioning process. >> these fuel rod
steven don donzinger. chevron is accusing him of using bribery to secure the 19 boll 19 billion-dollar judgement. what happened in court today, kath? the man in question has been on the stand for an hour and a half. he has been grilled quite carefully by the chevron lawyers their strategy seems to be paint steven donzinger who was motivated by money of and basically what has been said here the 19 billion-dollar fee that was handed down by the judge he has the ability to make $2 million and even...
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right now it's supported from small donors to large dorn don ors like the gates foundation. i want to make sure it's always there and we never have to put -- we never have to think about commercializing. we never have to think about in any way putting up gates for people to access this. we view this as a fundamental human right. >> we pause right here for a second for a quick break, and we'll be right back. >> and now a techknow minute... >>> bill nye the science guy here. not only am i moving around the world, i'm flowing with "the stream." >> yes, he is. welcome back. s salman khan is with us talking online education. sal, you've got a great view of the current situation with education in the u.s. if there are one or two things you could change, what would they be? >> well, that's a big question. i think the big thing is if we could move to a model that kind of breaks out of this 200-year-old factory model where every student isded together at the same pace. right now they're shepherded into the next concept that builds on that negative components ensuring that they will h
right now it's supported from small donors to large dorn don ors like the gates foundation. i want to make sure it's always there and we never have to put -- we never have to think about commercializing. we never have to think about in any way putting up gates for people to access this. we view this as a fundamental human right. >> we pause right here for a second for a quick break, and we'll be right back. >> and now a techknow minute... >>> bill nye the science guy here....
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don is one of those business owners who is worried right now. he runs two motorsports dealerships and a retail store at the local mall. between the three he employees 30 workers. he joins me were one of his dealerships in indiana, don, good to see you, thank you for being with us. >> you bet, thank you for having me. >> the issue of an increase of minimum age would only effect you at your retail store at the mall where you pay the minimum wage plus a commission for some workers? >> yes, as a matter of fact, we pay above minimum wage. but we also pay on top of the hourly wage we pay a commission or an incentive for sales. and that is a pretty healthy number in a lot of cases. so if in this matter wage from raised then we would have to look at that commission structure because maybe that would drive our wage costs beyond what would be acceptable and still be profitable. it could be --raising the minimum wage in our case in a lot of retail establishments could be counterproductive. over all teammates may not earn any more money than they are now bu
don is one of those business owners who is worried right now. he runs two motorsports dealerships and a retail store at the local mall. between the three he employees 30 workers. he joins me were one of his dealerships in indiana, don, good to see you, thank you for being with us. >> you bet, thank you for having me. >> the issue of an increase of minimum age would only effect you at your retail store at the mall where you pay the minimum wage plus a commission for some workers?...
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real money's ali veshi sits don with the minister of labor to talk about how to get more people in the work store force d whether raising the country's minimum wage is a good idea. >> plus. >> the card is right in front of me. >> the the heart transplant improved. we'll explain in our techno report also tonight. >> going down to arkansas that is spectacular to experience it from inner space. >> visionary or environmental nightmare. see what one artist hopes to string across a colorado river. ♪ al jazeera america - a new voice in american journalism - >> introduces america tonight. >> in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >> a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >> grounded. >> real. >> unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >> an escape from the expected. >> i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. america tonight next on al jazeera america >> in detroit mourners filled a church today to remember a is is 19-year-old black woman.
real money's ali veshi sits don with the minister of labor to talk about how to get more people in the work store force d whether raising the country's minimum wage is a good idea. >> plus. >> the card is right in front of me. >> the the heart transplant improved. we'll explain in our techno report also tonight. >> going down to arkansas that is spectacular to experience it from inner space. >> visionary or environmental nightmare. see what one artist hopes to...
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we don know yet. but what i can say is that they are doing a good, solid, fine job in the market that his they are playing with now. i do believe that apple is an innovation company. they need to lean on their success. there is no question what will they do in shin china? the chinese market is still very important to them. >> and the chinese are competitors in the chinese market? >> they are selling a last phones in china and they aren't telling phones in china. the question will be is this a market that they can go after? i believe that -- i would bet on these guys, you look at where this organization is heading between now and the end of year, they are looking favorably to the christmas season. i would bet on these organizations. >> that's what we needed to know. a lot of people are throwing darts at'. good too see you, keith, as always. come can go up an estimated $40 billion is just sitting in 401k retirement of course wasting away with no one claiming the money. we'll i want duals you to a man wh
we don know yet. but what i can say is that they are doing a good, solid, fine job in the market that his they are playing with now. i do believe that apple is an innovation company. they need to lean on their success. there is no question what will they do in shin china? the chinese market is still very important to them. >> and the chinese are competitors in the chinese market? >> they are selling a last phones in china and they aren't telling phones in china. the question will be...
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there was no toms don autopsy dd they didn't request it. if there was who items you bo think that was something pos important to. he was taken to france and that is where he died. >> you would expect glypy enthe of air 2359 and given the misser mysterious circumstances would is around his doat. if i can add the biggest that wl length is the time lean. it's-for-r tofer to porn to nots sophistocated to trap this. >> i think we had to raise questions from the russian experts recently saying there was no indication that will was pulonium involved. the russian and the french are looking at a nine year later autopsy of arafat. and there was an inanial report that the russians said we didn't find any pew hen pulonium. it's a eight page report and it's going to be translate by a translation service. what i find suburb just even if it was gone monks th done done g pale pale leadership there are unlikely any punitive measures taken and the r they continue to be annexed and the row disparticulars don't warrant in terms of what is gone the ground. what
there was no toms don autopsy dd they didn't request it. if there was who items you bo think that was something pos important to. he was taken to france and that is where he died. >> you would expect glypy enthe of air 2359 and given the misser mysterious circumstances would is around his doat. if i can add the biggest that wl length is the time lean. it's-for-r tofer to porn to nots sophistocated to trap this. >> i think we had to raise questions from the russian experts recently...
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and another thing briefly, i would say don draper's wife, betsy, and the hero of breaking bad, these are heroes that actually change and evolve, which is very unusual on tv. we like the stereotype, and i think that walter white and betsy draper are the people we see over the years becoming much different people. >> to piggyback on what bill is saying, the sensibilities have changed. but to look at polls on anything, news, politics, it's so sceptical now, and it's not about being anti-heroes, but any hero is met with skepticism, is he really a hero or an anti-hero? >> many of them are off-cable and they have gone to basic cable. and will they make it to broadcast? maybe lost had a few semi-anti-heroes there, but the networks seem to have gone to phil? >> that's definitely a great point. they shy away and it makes them very nervous. but over the years, every year the average audience for these broadcast networks goes down just a little bit, and within five to ten years, that distinction is very much going to be a raise. >> something that we haven't discussed -- >> we only have 10 secon
and another thing briefly, i would say don draper's wife, betsy, and the hero of breaking bad, these are heroes that actually change and evolve, which is very unusual on tv. we like the stereotype, and i think that walter white and betsy draper are the people we see over the years becoming much different people. >> to piggyback on what bill is saying, the sensibilities have changed. but to look at polls on anything, news, politics, it's so sceptical now, and it's not about being...
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again, as i asked don, why is it such a big deal to focus on the individual? >> well, i mean, first of all, in terms of the technology, employers don't have the ability to look at individual data. we aggregate the data so it's not possible for employers to look at that. if you hacked in to our databases, you wouldn't know whose data is who. i think it's important that the idea today, one of the examples i use is the work we're doing in retail. you think about it today, the way it works today, i might have, it's sort of like the gap. i might have stores all across the country and maybe one store is out performing the others. today i have fundamentally no idea why that's happening. it's the way employees are interacting with customers and with each other. understanding that is hugely important. if i can bottle that and transfer it to these other teams, it's going to make everybody happier. >> you did that in the bank of america example. i understand looking at it, sort of in a group way. >> sure. >> but wouldn't it also help if you had more information about ind
again, as i asked don, why is it such a big deal to focus on the individual? >> well, i mean, first of all, in terms of the technology, employers don't have the ability to look at individual data. we aggregate the data so it's not possible for employers to look at that. if you hacked in to our databases, you wouldn't know whose data is who. i think it's important that the idea today, one of the examples i use is the work we're doing in retail. you think about it today, the way it works...
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they say it will not have an effect on amir's case. >> don did you know he was cia then? >> as a former fbi agent to the friends and the family of bob levinson i know there is a lot of current and retired fbi agents working to get answers on that and our thoughts and prayers are with him. did i know he was cia when i first learned of his gone missing? no, had no idea. >> as the ap report, a rogue cia operation and didn't come out for a while. >> and initially the cia denied he had anything to do with -- i think they did admit he was working in an analyst capacity. that would imply he is doing research, writing reports, not traveling to a hostile country. >> in fact the u.s. government said he was there on personal business. jay carney also had this to say. >> bob levinson was not a u.s. government employee when he went missing in iran. >> why are they saying that now, when it does seem clear he was.under some conditions working for the u.s. government? >> this is the spy business. nobody publicly admits it. we've kicked iranian diplomats out of our country, they have accu
they say it will not have an effect on amir's case. >> don did you know he was cia then? >> as a former fbi agent to the friends and the family of bob levinson i know there is a lot of current and retired fbi agents working to get answers on that and our thoughts and prayers are with him. did i know he was cia when i first learned of his gone missing? no, had no idea. >> as the ap report, a rogue cia operation and didn't come out for a while. >> and initially the cia...
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right now it's supported from small donors to large dorn don ors like the gates foundation. i want to make sure it's always there and we never have to put -- we never have to think about commercializing. we never have to think about in any way putting up gates for people to access this. we view this as a fundamental human right. >> we pause right here for a second for a quick break, and we'll be right back. >> primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back. i'm not going anywhere this time. >> primetime news: weeknights at 8 and 11 eastern. only on al jazeera america. was -- prince william was dating kate middleton. >> ross shimabuku is here with sport. >> dennis rodman is in north korea to train basketball players for an upcoming player. he wants everyone to know he's not a joke. this is the same guy who dressed up in a wedding gown and will rite a book with his bff, kim jong un. the 52-year-old rodman, who never shies away from the spotlight arrived in north korea >> and now a techknow
right now it's supported from small donors to large dorn don ors like the gates foundation. i want to make sure it's always there and we never have to put -- we never have to think about commercializing. we never have to think about in any way putting up gates for people to access this. we view this as a fundamental human right. >> we pause right here for a second for a quick break, and we'll be right back. >> primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories...
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champion i don' champion said it was one of his parishioners who came up with the idea of the green machine. all they needed to do was come up with $150,000 and find a vehicle. >> they gave us a bus. we stripped it down, washed it, primed it and painted it. it's not like any other bus that you've ever seen. >> the first day that you launched this, what was the reaction? what was going through your brain? >> just as excited as people who were getting on the bus. they were amazed that it had gone from just an old bus sitting idle to now a vibrant part of our community. >> nearly 2,000 people boarded the bus during it's first few weeks in service. the green machine starts the day at a produce warehouse on the outskirts of memphis. it's stocked with fruit, plums, grapes, watermelons. and lots ever greens. they always go fast. david carter is another person who made the green machine possible. his family business supplies the produce, marking it up only $1 per case. >> being in the produce business all of our life we push healthy eating. we want to be part of making people change their diet thes
champion i don' champion said it was one of his parishioners who came up with the idea of the green machine. all they needed to do was come up with $150,000 and find a vehicle. >> they gave us a bus. we stripped it down, washed it, primed it and painted it. it's not like any other bus that you've ever seen. >> the first day that you launched this, what was the reaction? what was going through your brain? >> just as excited as people who were getting on the bus. they were...
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and i don' i don't know what i d do. >> it's terrifying. >> i think with all of our friend that is our biggest fears. >> megan and emilie are also in their last year at ku. >> they are in the same social circle with arthur and casey and have partied most weekend. >> the typical weekend is getting out of class and going to the hawk and getting a burger and drinking and going home and getting ready and drinking some more and going out and getting wasted. >> everyone is having so much fun, everyone i gets so drunk. >> it's the most care free place in the world. >> it's the most wild night you can imagine. most people don't remember the nights. that is the problem. >> in college for a girl your goal is to go home with someone. >> it's not your goal to go home with someone. but if you g go home with someoe and something don't come out of it. you doent feel like you are in high school. your mom is not t there to see your shacker. >> it will go furtherer than it woulthan itwould in high school. >> i can go further because nobody knows me. >> there are 30,000 fish in the sea at ku and every ni
and i don' i don't know what i d do. >> it's terrifying. >> i think with all of our friend that is our biggest fears. >> megan and emilie are also in their last year at ku. >> they are in the same social circle with arthur and casey and have partied most weekend. >> the typical weekend is getting out of class and going to the hawk and getting a burger and drinking and going home and getting ready and drinking some more and going out and getting wasted. >>...
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. >> mayor augusto corro says even when times are good, don batayan is not a wealthy community. they catch tuna in the waters here. 87,000 live in this part of the province. the fact that only nine died is almost a miracle. it's because when leaders demand he evacuations, the community did respond. >> what was important, evacuation? >> evacuation. that's right. >> imagine 32 evacuation centers that we have, all of these evacuation centers were also damaged. but we can just lucky, i will say we were just lucky. >> what do people need the most right now? >> shelter. tents. >> tents. >> that's why we have more foods coming in. >> and water. >> yeah, water. are but it's more for shelter. >> shelter is really your biggest need? >> yes. >> have you had any disease? >> that's our biggest challenge now . >> mayor augusto tells me as bad as it looks now, he is grateful. for the steady flow of support and the steady flow of locals, to offer donation and transfer them to the people who need the most. remarkably, even after school after apart, the district offered students to come in on mon
. >> mayor augusto corro says even when times are good, don batayan is not a wealthy community. they catch tuna in the waters here. 87,000 live in this part of the province. the fact that only nine died is almost a miracle. it's because when leaders demand he evacuations, the community did respond. >> what was important, evacuation? >> evacuation. that's right. >> imagine 32 evacuation centers that we have, all of these evacuation centers were also damaged. but we can...
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been hard hit for loc long peris of time but that has been impacted by the economic downturn whichs don which doesny sign of going away if any time soon. if you luke a look at the numbee are at the same playing we were in the recession in the 90s and the 80s. >> it's considerably worse. when we look at child poverty. the child poverty rates are high. thethe child poverty rate was dn to 16% in 2000. it's a historically high rate. it's the same for people and we are at 15% rate. that was the high rate that got there in the early 90s and 80s too. >> exactly. in the early 90s there was fairly high poverty rates and then in the late 90s poverty rates fell. dean it's a growing suburban issue. you think of poverty you think of inner city poverty. currently there are more people living in the suburbs in poverty than in the inner cities. >> this is it a flip-side of gender igenterfication. you have upper middle class moving back to the cities and revitalizing the areas and expensive restaurants and places are becoming up-scale. what they have done is pushed the populations that used to live ther
been hard hit for loc long peris of time but that has been impacted by the economic downturn whichs don which doesny sign of going away if any time soon. if you luke a look at the numbee are at the same playing we were in the recession in the 90s and the 80s. >> it's considerably worse. when we look at child poverty. the child poverty rates are high. thethe child poverty rate was dn to 16% in 2000. it's a historically high rate. it's the same for people and we are at 15% rate. that was...
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we don' don't know if she will survive this. we have pushed the limits as far a sedation. we have to talk about what the patient would want. in terms of remaining on life fort fosupport for a prolonged . >> the nurse has worked here for 14 years. patients get severely ill and nobody is disgusted. families are not ready to go. and they will stay to the staff, of course mom would want everything done and other members would be like, no she wouldn't want that done. and the way i help and a lot of us do, is to say to the family members if your mom were listening to us, what would she be telling us to do. or what was important to her in her life? i think if decisions were made by patients prior to their admissions and expressed to their family, then a lot of the suffering that goes on right now would be a be avoided. >> that is the goal of the conservation project. we want people to go to the kitchen table with the people they love and have a conversation about what it is they want. my interest in this subject really grew out of the end of my mother's life. i was faced with a c
we don' don't know if she will survive this. we have pushed the limits as far a sedation. we have to talk about what the patient would want. in terms of remaining on life fort fosupport for a prolonged . >> the nurse has worked here for 14 years. patients get severely ill and nobody is disgusted. families are not ready to go. and they will stay to the staff, of course mom would want everything done and other members would be like, no she wouldn't want that done. and the way i help and a...
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. >> his story begins in the don of the world war ii. when 17-year-old luther worked at a gas station. the owner of a radio station pulled in looking for gas. he found more. >> he said, "you have a good voice, are you interested in radio? ". i said, "i haven't thought much about it. but sure." he said, "we are having auditions." i went down. he said, "read this." i went in, read it. he said, "you did all right. would you like to be the apresentize or cub announcer." i'll take it. >> at that moment luther going. >> louie jordan with, "it's been said." >> and going as vinyl ill became tape and is still going to this day as tape became digital. >> found a jack russell terrier area. >> did you think back then you'd sit in a radio booth today? >> this many years later, no, i did not. i didn't get in it thinking, "i want to make a life-time of this. it was pleasant work, good pay. not too much at the beginning. >>. >> what is the most interesting animal you found? >> an al-iingator. it escaped. someone brought it up here from florida. it scare
. >> his story begins in the don of the world war ii. when 17-year-old luther worked at a gas station. the owner of a radio station pulled in looking for gas. he found more. >> he said, "you have a good voice, are you interested in radio? ". i said, "i haven't thought much about it. but sure." he said, "we are having auditions." i went down. he said, "read this." i went in, read it. he said, "you did all right. would you like to be the...
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the fear that the country's leading heart socia associations encouraging people to take pills they don' don't need. it affects 70 million americans. is ou1 out of 3 have bad ldl. the american heart association and the american college of the cardiology released a new call calculator to figure out a person's heart problems. >> some are worrying that it's over predicting the risk. >> let's say you are a 60-year-old black man with northerly cholesterol level an overall healthy and you are not a smoker an no diabetes. the calculator show hs he has a 7.5% risk of having a heart attack or stroke. that number seems high to doctors. at that level he should take statons. even though he is healthy. >> the number of people with high levels of bad cholesterol has remin remained about the sa. but the number being treated for it has jumped 70%. of ththe american heart associan defended those guidelines and says they should encourage more patients to talk to their doctors and for the moment it's sticking with that calculator. ♪ >> michael eaves is here with sports and a rough day for one member of
the fear that the country's leading heart socia associations encouraging people to take pills they don' don't need. it affects 70 million americans. is ou1 out of 3 have bad ldl. the american heart association and the american college of the cardiology released a new call calculator to figure out a person's heart problems. >> some are worrying that it's over predicting the risk. >> let's say you are a 60-year-old black man with northerly cholesterol level an overall healthy and you...
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because secretary of state john kerry said recently that they are working on ending don' drone strikes. but if you look about a year ago the counter terrorism advisor john brennan who is now the head of the cia said the president directed him to go out and talk about the drone program because of in the interest of transparentsy. transparentsy -- transparency. they want to strike a balance between protecting american citizens and people around the world, in fact, and also staying away from these situations where civilians are caught up in these attacks. they are working on trying to figure out where that balance is aat this point. >> we saw two raids. >> one in somalia and one in libya that led to the capture libby who is in new york to stand trial. is it the intent of the government in your mind to figure out places and appropriate times when the government can take a more law enforcement approach using rays of that sort as opposed to using drone strikes. i don't think that is the case. what they are doing in the situation in somalia and the al l libby situation in libya was taking adv
because secretary of state john kerry said recently that they are working on ending don' drone strikes. but if you look about a year ago the counter terrorism advisor john brennan who is now the head of the cia said the president directed him to go out and talk about the drone program because of in the interest of transparentsy. transparentsy -- transparency. they want to strike a balance between protecting american citizens and people around the world, in fact, and also staying away from these...
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you were talking about why don donors heart strings are pulled by disaster but not necessarily development issues. i don't know going problem probn the philippines don't always get this type of media coverage. >> would that change the behavior of people who want to help, alex? >> i think so. i think a lot of people who are giving in response to disasters are motivated on by the fact that it's on the news every day for the week. not only are the images bad but it's news worthy. this matters right now. when you hear about ongoing development issues they don't have the same salience because they're not reported in the same way. >> so if you find out after the fact that the money you sent to help people who were made homeless by katrina, to help people who need immediate assistance after the haitian earthquake, that it's still stuck in the pipeline, is that make you likely to give more or less the next time something terrible happens in the world. >> the real question is if that's the right decision. in haiti the money needed to go to the rebuilding effort instead of classical natural relief o
you were talking about why don donors heart strings are pulled by disaster but not necessarily development issues. i don't know going problem probn the philippines don't always get this type of media coverage. >> would that change the behavior of people who want to help, alex? >> i think so. i think a lot of people who are giving in response to disasters are motivated on by the fact that it's on the news every day for the week. not only are the images bad but it's news worthy. this...
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and the government shutdown and the impending debt crisis is going to have a tric trickle don effect. in san francisco thousands of miles away from d.c. we see evidence of the government shutdown every single day. the national parks are closed. the tennessee valley. and i think it's a reminder of everyone in san francisco if the government can't get their act together and solve this debt crisis it's time to throw the panic button. >> if your business is not directly affected by the shutdown. what you are saying is if it is affected by the shutdown trickle down effect which is real to you, very real, correct. >> absolutely. i think our business relies on conscious consumers. someone that will take a moment and think about where they are spending their dollars and where their products are manufactured and how they are manufactured and make the decision to buy american. when you buy american and that money trickles back into the san francisco economy. if those conscious consumers are becoming penny pinching consumers they are going to make different decisions and they will buy lower qual
and the government shutdown and the impending debt crisis is going to have a tric trickle don effect. in san francisco thousands of miles away from d.c. we see evidence of the government shutdown every single day. the national parks are closed. the tennessee valley. and i think it's a reminder of everyone in san francisco if the government can't get their act together and solve this debt crisis it's time to throw the panic button. >> if your business is not directly affected by the...
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don' drone strikes o take out militants in pakistan and yemen could have been war crimes. that is acording ting to two new reports. >> relations between the u.s. and saudi arabia are just fine despite reports of growing divide. kerry is referring to comments made by the saudi inte intellige chief. those comments were made before the meeting with the saudi foreign minister. >> the people of a small missouri town are rallying today. a call for jug justice where two 17-year-old boys were charged with assaulting two girls. a special prosecutor has been called in to reopen the investigation. >> australia's bush fires are burning around the country they are expecting to flare wednesday. more than 200 homes have been destroyed in new south wales in the capital of sydney where the government has declared a state of emergency. that is the news a the this hour. i will see you back here at 11:00 eastern and 8:00 pacific time. ♪ >> on se "america tonight" bleud lines on campus. student on student sexual assault and a new approach to stop it. holding university responsible. >> we put
don' drone strikes o take out militants in pakistan and yemen could have been war crimes. that is acording ting to two new reports. >> relations between the u.s. and saudi arabia are just fine despite reports of growing divide. kerry is referring to comments made by the saudi inte intellige chief. those comments were made before the meeting with the saudi foreign minister. >> the people of a small missouri town are rallying today. a call for jug justice where two 17-year-old boys...
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conversation and i want you to hear as much as that as possible here is a little more information from aaron don donon the spokesperson from metro north. >> it was as seven car train. the first five cars derailed. it was in the curve? the tracks where the hudson river meets the harr little hari coach know hoiidon't know how e on the train. it was an early morning train and it was typically less crowded than normal. of course today was a holiday. >> right now we are going to bring in ourin transportation expert. dr. todd curtis, dr. curtis are you there? >> i can hear you. >> while we are speaking the govenor has arrived on the scene as well as police commissioner ray kelly. so, dollar dr. curtis to be cles very, very early on this very lengthy investigation. as you have been listening this morning the early witness accounts the train was going fast. the trains go fast. do we really know what that means right now? >> we don't. because how fast the train should be going in that particular section of the track will depend on several factors. and one of the factors that was mentioned a few minutes a
conversation and i want you to hear as much as that as possible here is a little more information from aaron don donon the spokesperson from metro north. >> it was as seven car train. the first five cars derailed. it was in the curve? the tracks where the hudson river meets the harr little hari coach know hoiidon't know how e on the train. it was an early morning train and it was typically less crowded than normal. of course today was a holiday. >> right now we are going to bring in...
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don ma mccoy says she 98 never leave prison but with a degree she has a different life. >> the early steps of human kind is a huge task, but imagine doing it on foot, literally following in the footsteps of our ancient ancestors. paul salopic set out on an ancient journey, he set out in ethiopia or african eden he refers to it. global trek through, north and east, russia and asia and the americas, which will end in the southern tip of south america in 2020. i talked to salopic how he pitched these goals for the trip. >> basically, the ancestors left africa, it is not a physical twur alone. travel on foot through four continents. but it's really about story-telling. i'm using high technology using basically a slow concept coupled with high tech to tell the story of the humanity i encounter along the way for seven years. >> so explain this to me. a slow concept with high tech. explain that. >> basically, i'm coupling the oldest form of story telling which is like the wanderin wandg bards of ancient greece, reciting ancient histories and myths with the cutting edge technology of the web
don ma mccoy says she 98 never leave prison but with a degree she has a different life. >> the early steps of human kind is a huge task, but imagine doing it on foot, literally following in the footsteps of our ancient ancestors. paul salopic set out on an ancient journey, he set out in ethiopia or african eden he refers to it. global trek through, north and east, russia and asia and the americas, which will end in the southern tip of south america in 2020. i talked to salopic how he...
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that may be one of the reasons why his con i don' i don't can o prompt and calling for sainthood now. that is no small part why it was thought he was canonized so quickly. there is a desire from the pope to make saints who are still present in people's minds as living entities, figures and symbols that they can follow in their own worship. it is a significant day. it is an exciting day, and lots of people are really looking forward to april. >> the reason for many to celebrate. phil ittner from rome. thank you. >>> a jury in new orleans is being asked to decide who is to blame for the devastating 2010 deep water horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >>they share it on the stream. >>social media isn't an afterthought. it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. >> welcome back. the stalemate in washington is keeping wall street on edge.
that may be one of the reasons why his con i don' i don't can o prompt and calling for sainthood now. that is no small part why it was thought he was canonized so quickly. there is a desire from the pope to make saints who are still present in people's minds as living entities, figures and symbols that they can follow in their own worship. it is a significant day. it is an exciting day, and lots of people are really looking forward to april. >> the reason for many to celebrate. phil...
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. >> when don and andrew first decided to become parents through adoption, they were willing to take a child that needed a home. we were open. we gave a broad raping. we were open to ethnic grews, mixed race child. we never considered the notion of starting a family, we expected that we would be - i don't like the term, but a rain bow family. >> she was pretty... >> today they have two little girls, isabella eight and valerie six. >> i'd hear other parents say - you know, "so and so came home from school and told me that isabella has two dads. what a ripper, i only have one, what a riff-off." >> there are 33 states where they face barriers to adopting children. there has been a steady increase. it's an agreeing societal acceptans. >> the percentage of same-sex parents increased from 10% to two to 19%. >> there are a lot of kids that need homes. this is an opportunity for us to have more people that feel comfortable with becoming foster parents and adopting if that is the case. >> after more that two years of waiting, hope and disappointment. jarrod and casey found a match. a teen mum
. >> when don and andrew first decided to become parents through adoption, they were willing to take a child that needed a home. we were open. we gave a broad raping. we were open to ethnic grews, mixed race child. we never considered the notion of starting a family, we expected that we would be - i don't like the term, but a rain bow family. >> she was pretty... >> today they have two little girls, isabella eight and valerie six. >> i'd hear other parents say - you...
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ben waber, the ceo of socialo economic solutions and the author of the book "people analytics," and don peck, deputy editor of "at lantic magazine", his cover story wa they're watching you at work" shows how they are transforming the hire, fire and promotes and joins us from washington. >> don, we know we are monitored in all sorts of ways, depending on where you work, employees watch your emails and instant messages. two-thirds of employers are monitoring your internet activity. we have cameras, they have phone information, laptop information, some monitor every key stroke we use on our computers. why would a data gathering badge like that be an invasion of privacy? >> well, it's different than those other methods because companies are beginning to do things beyond looking at whether you are surreptitiously looking at pornography. they are using data comparing it to metrics of performance. they are using the data to try to assess how people are doing and how they can do their jobs better. it's a different tracking. whether it's an invasion of privacy as the opening segment indicated de
ben waber, the ceo of socialo economic solutions and the author of the book "people analytics," and don peck, deputy editor of "at lantic magazine", his cover story wa they're watching you at work" shows how they are transforming the hire, fire and promotes and joins us from washington. >> don, we know we are monitored in all sorts of ways, depending on where you work, employees watch your emails and instant messages. two-thirds of employers are monitoring your...
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fast food workers don', we havet report. >> reporter: the fare is fresh, locally sourced and custom made. the quality of food is excellent here. it's not greasy fast food, it's good quality ingredients that i want to feed my five-year-old daughter. we love it. >> reporter: and in a city whose jobless rate is 16%, in a state where the minimum wage is $7.40 an hour the starting pay here is $12 an hour. >> they pay us quality. it's higher than most other fast-food restaurants. it makes he's want to come in and work harder and succeed for them. >> reporter: while workers at mcdonald's and wendy's are walking off the job for better wage, here at moo cluck moo. >> we would like to challenge that. we feel if we have a better qualified worker, pay them more, we'll get out of it what we're putting into it. >> reporter: another key business model, building it's ties to the local community. >> management with lighter ambitions. >> the future is world domination. plain and simple. we're giving people an alternative of food that is not good for them. they've heard the rumors, they've seen the dietary
fast food workers don', we havet report. >> reporter: the fare is fresh, locally sourced and custom made. the quality of food is excellent here. it's not greasy fast food, it's good quality ingredients that i want to feed my five-year-old daughter. we love it. >> reporter: and in a city whose jobless rate is 16%, in a state where the minimum wage is $7.40 an hour the starting pay here is $12 an hour. >> they pay us quality. it's higher than most other fast-food restaurants. it...
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cracking down on protests, putting into allow saying the police have the right to use force on family don straighters. activist condemn that law, saying it was a below to political freedom. >> in cot land, people have been asking what their country would look like free from the united kingdom. on tuesday, the so called white paper makes the case for independence. we have more. >> the british empire was built, the governments announced that ship building is to be stopped. the government also said ship building jobs in scotland might transfer to portsmouth. suddenly, portsmouth's workman find themselves in a political guam. >> what the government is doing is saying to people in scotland look, we can put some money your way, but if you vote for independence, we're going to take it all out. in other words, i don't think it's a bribe, i think it's blackmail. >> up until now, there's not been much complaining among the english that they have no say in the united kingdom. there's plenty that say scotland does nicely off the backs of english workers. the jobs lost here has brought to the front th
cracking down on protests, putting into allow saying the police have the right to use force on family don straighters. activist condemn that law, saying it was a below to political freedom. >> in cot land, people have been asking what their country would look like free from the united kingdom. on tuesday, the so called white paper makes the case for independence. we have more. >> the british empire was built, the governments announced that ship building is to be stopped. the...
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don west says car burglaries are the big issue. he doesn't know any officers personally and is sorry he missed out on the coffee with them. >> i haven't heard of that kind of activity before. but it sure sounds useful and helpful. >> coffee with cops is new here but residents are beginning to learn they don't have to call 911 to get an officer's attention mark snyder, al jazeera, dallas. thank you for watching al jazeera. i am richelle carey. listening post, ukraine, is next. keep it here throughout the day. check out our website as well. aljazeera.com. thanks for your time. >> and you're at the ifn hadding post, divided loyalties no. ukraine, and people covering the media there. not so fast. ratings go through if roof. north koreans formal ly scrub kim jong-un's uncle off the map.
don west says car burglaries are the big issue. he doesn't know any officers personally and is sorry he missed out on the coffee with them. >> i haven't heard of that kind of activity before. but it sure sounds useful and helpful. >> coffee with cops is new here but residents are beginning to learn they don't have to call 911 to get an officer's attention mark snyder, al jazeera, dallas. thank you for watching al jazeera. i am richelle carey. listening post, ukraine, is next. keep...
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. >> another interesting thing this year, two african-americans, kerry washington and don cheadle, who have been nominated for leading roles in drama, and in reality there has not been an african-american actress nominated since 1995, and worse than that, no black actress has ever won. let's look at kerry washington in "scandal." >> living for stolen moments in hotel hallways and coast closets. you keep telling yourself that they have something real, but they won't, because stolen moments are not a life. so you have nothing. >> she's terrific, but do you think she has a chance of winning with the tough competition she has? >> it's really unclear. television reflects society. american society still has issues with african-americans in certain ways, and this gets reflected in the tv industry. you don't see the up and coming people, and you just don't see enough shows that give african-american actors and actresses the juicy roles. there are much less directors writer and producers. i really don't see her winning, but we should talk about emyes predictions. emmys are almost always unpredi
. >> another interesting thing this year, two african-americans, kerry washington and don cheadle, who have been nominated for leading roles in drama, and in reality there has not been an african-american actress nominated since 1995, and worse than that, no black actress has ever won. let's look at kerry washington in "scandal." >> living for stolen moments in hotel hallways and coast closets. you keep telling yourself that they have something real, but they won't,...
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it seems backward. >> don mattingly, many thought he would lose his job, win or lose, is his job safe in l.a.? >> reporter: it is. i think if they lost in the first round there was going to be discussion about don mattingly's prospect with the dodgers but he earned himself an extension. but there is a lot of pressure on him. they spend $200 million on this team. the expectation is not just to make it to the nlcs not just to make it to the world series. they want rings on their fingers. if they don't get that, don mattingly will have a very quick hook even if he does have a contract going forward. >> red sox came in with a big home run. they built a 2-1 series lead with two straight wins and dramatic fashion as far as the red sox fans are a concern. did you get a sense that morale was good or bad with the detroit locker room? >> reporter: i think morale is better than what you would expect after two--the loss with david ortiz's grand slam, that was a crushing loss. last night it was disappointing. justin verlander picked so well. the tigers have two more home games and in the last thre
it seems backward. >> don mattingly, many thought he would lose his job, win or lose, is his job safe in l.a.? >> reporter: it is. i think if they lost in the first round there was going to be discussion about don mattingly's prospect with the dodgers but he earned himself an extension. but there is a lot of pressure on him. they spend $200 million on this team. the expectation is not just to make it to the nlcs not just to make it to the world series. they want rings on their...
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. >> when don and andrew decided they wanted to become parents through adoption. they were willing to take any child that needed a home. >> we were open. we gave a broad range. we were open to ethnic groups, mixed race. we never considered the notion of starting a family, we expected we would be - i don't like the term. >> she was very pretty. >> they have two little girls, isabella and valerie. >> for kids it's easier. the comments from the kids is - i hear parents say, "so and so came home and said isabella has two dads. what a ripper, i only have one, what a rip off." there are 33 states with couples face barriers in fostering or adopting children. there has been an increase in gay adoption. experts say due in part to growing societal acceptance and changing laws. >> the percentage of same-sex parents with adopted children increased from 10% to 2000 to 19% in 2009. >> there's a lot of kids that need homes. this is an opportunity for us to have more people that feel comfortable with becoming foster parents and hopefully adopting, if that is the case. >> after mo
. >> when don and andrew decided they wanted to become parents through adoption. they were willing to take any child that needed a home. >> we were open. we gave a broad range. we were open to ethnic groups, mixed race. we never considered the notion of starting a family, we expected we would be - i don't like the term. >> she was very pretty. >> they have two little girls, isabella and valerie. >> for kids it's easier. the comments from the kids is - i hear...
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i can tell you right now 245 tht barack obama don' don't doesn'to go to washington because we don't have a lot in common. >> we are sending far too much money to other countries who do not hon or our princ honor our e are sending too much money to eguesstimate and pakistan. it's one of the things the tea party and the organizations that have been supporting it have been effective in doing it has been threatening and saying, look if you don't tow the line in your city member house we'll go find someone to run against you. >> this is where the battle lines have been drawn. the established candidate has the money and the tea party challenger has grassroots support from the likes of oglsbey. >> we have to keep on keeping on we have remained sigh len sigh o long. >> the mayor of the financialfullfinanciallystrappes decided not to run for a second determine. they will be voting on either duggan and he is widely expected to win. whoever winds will be takingoffice and working with an emergency manager who is tackling detroit's financial problems. >> for one. most unusual election inniche tills t
i can tell you right now 245 tht barack obama don' don't doesn'to go to washington because we don't have a lot in common. >> we are sending far too much money to other countries who do not hon or our princ honor our e are sending too much money to eguesstimate and pakistan. it's one of the things the tea party and the organizations that have been supporting it have been effective in doing it has been threatening and saying, look if you don't tow the line in your city member house we'll go...
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you pointed out, the corporations are really a who's who of corporate america, those that are on this don list. >> the council sent us a statement in response to your article saying, over our 3 five-year history we have adhered to peer-reviewed mainstream science, all donations are received with no strings attached. our donations are always add -- donors are advised they will not have any editorial input or exert any control over achs's scientific conclusions, only science-based facts hold sway in our research and publications even if the outcome is not pleasing to our contributors. did you find any direct evidence of the corporation's influence to the group's conclusions? >> what we found was information showing that this organization goes to its donors and says: these are the issues we could work on. these are the issues we are working on. do you want to give us money? and we've also found lots of evidence of advocacy by this group. they are not just doing scientific research and putting out papers. they are doing advocacy, op-eds, blog posts, public radio appearances, stumping and tout
you pointed out, the corporations are really a who's who of corporate america, those that are on this don list. >> the council sent us a statement in response to your article saying, over our 3 five-year history we have adhered to peer-reviewed mainstream science, all donations are received with no strings attached. our donations are always add -- donors are advised they will not have any editorial input or exert any control over achs's scientific conclusions, only science-based facts...